Really beautiful, due to the fact, I think, that the tone isn't the sort of
sombre funereal kitsch that loss/sorrow usually induce. More like a
daydream itself, death and butterflies. :)
KS
On 16 January 2013 13:42, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Beautifully modulated, Andrew. I particularly liked the weaving in of
> flighted things. Poor Alison.
>
> Cheers,
> Bill
>
> On 16/01/2013, at 9:00 PM, Andrew Burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Requiescat in pace
> >
> >
> >
> > A cabbage moth flew to my window and away.
> > How many windows have I daydreamed out of?
> > Another friend died today. Yesterday
> > an ibis flew from the reeds at the lake
> > when the dogs and I walked by. The dogs hardly
> > raised their heads as I marvelled at its grace
> > in the heat of this Summer day. Alison died
> > in a regulated atmosphere without a relative
> > or friend by her side. Once I would have prayed;
> > now I eat less for lunch and watch my weight.
> > My children, adults but young, fly about
> > like birds themselves. I need a hide
> > to watch them from. Alison planned a trip
> > for her long service leave next year. Again
> > it shows us, don’t put it off. There are no
> > pockets in a shroud. A funeral, perhaps
> > a memorial service. Cemetery birds are all black
> > except at the entrance where butterflies flitter.
> >
> >
> > -
> >
> > Andrew
> > http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
> > 'Undercover of Lightness'
> http://walleahpress.com.au/recent-publications.html
> > 'Shikibu Shuffle'
> >
> http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/new-from-aboveground-press-shikibu.html
> >
>
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